D.W. Moffett
Acting · Directing
Born October 26, 1954, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Donald Warren "D.W." Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990). Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003). Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.
Filmography
- 2025Alarum — Ronald Burbridge
- 2025One Battle After Another — Bill Desmond
- 2023May December — Tom Atherton
- Monarch — Tripp DeWitt
- Welcome to Flatch — Doug
- 2021Crime Story — Congressman Billings
- 2020The Glorias — Stan
- 2019Against the Clock — Douglas
- 2018Holiday Hostage — Director
- 2018The Year of Spectacular Men — Teacher
- Bosch — Jack Killoran
- Chicago Med — Cornelius Rhodes
- How to Get Away with Murder — Jeff Walsh
- 2012Picture Paris — Randy Larson
- Happily Divorced — Elliot
- Switched at Birth — John Kennish, Director
- 2011The Sitter — Dr. Pedulla
- 2011The Smell of Success — Agent Chestnut
- Hot in Cleveland — Chester
- Lie to Me — Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan
- 2009Operating Instructions — Brandon Zisk
- 2008Black Crescent Moon — Jack Wagner
- In Plain Sight — Julian Conrad
- 2008Visioneers — Jeffers
- Hidden Palms — Bob Hardy
- Life Is Wild — Danny Clarke
- Brothers and Sisters — Michael Pellington
- Friday Night Lights — Joe McCoy
- 2006Special Ed — Sonny
- 2006Tennis Anyone? — Courtney Conte
- The Book of Daniel — Worth Webster
- Close to Home — Joseph Wright
- Commander in Chief — Mike Stanton
- Ghost Whisperer — Dale
- Grey's Anatomy — Allan
- Numb3rs — Bob Tombrello
- 2005Riding the Bus with My Sister — Rick
- The Closer — Jeffrey Walters
- 2004Twisted — Ray Porter
- 2003An Unexpected Love — Jack Mayer
- Cold Case — Todd Whitley
- Nip/Tuck — Kevin Hotchkiss
- Skin
- 2003Thirteen — Travis
- CSI: Miami — James Welmont
- Watching Ellie — Billy
- Without a Trace — Alan Hodges
- Crossing Jordan — Eddy Winslow
- 2001Kill Me Later — Mathew Richmond
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Grant Harrington
- 2000Traffic — Jeff Sheridan
- 1999A Song from the Heart — Gregory Pavan
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Paul Olsen
- 1999Molly — Mark Cottrell
- For Your Love — Dean Winston, Director
- 1998Perfect Prey — Detective Jimmy Cerullo
- Chicago Sons — Mike Kulchak
- Fired Up — James
- Union Square — Tom
- 1996Joe's Wedding — Joe McCarthy
- 1996Stealing Beauty — Richard
- 1996The Little Death — Paul Hannon
- 1996The Secret She Carried — Mitch Hayward
- 1995Rough Magic — Cliff Wyatt
- The Naked Truth — Dylan Michael Michaels
- The Outer Limits — James Heatherton
- 1994A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story — Smitty
- 1994Star Struck — Colton
- 1994The Counterfeit Contessa — Dawson Everett
- 1993Falling Down — Detective Lydecker
- 1993Sad Inheritance — Gabriel
- 1992In the Deep Woods — Frank McCarry
- 1992Miss Beatty's Children — Alan Chandler
- Palace Guard — Tommy Logan
- 1990Fine Things — Bernie Fine
- 1990LifeStories: Steve Burdick — Steve Burdick
- 1990Lisa — Richard
- 1990Pacific Heights — Bill
- 1989Dream Breakers — Mark O'Connor
- Tales from the Crypt — Logan Andrews
- 1987Black Widow — Michael
- 1987The Misfit Brigade — Capt. Von Barring
- The Oldest Rookie — Tony Jonas
- 1985An Early Frost — Peter Hilton
- The Equalizer — Mitchell
- Miami Vice — Thomas Waldman
- American Playhouse — James Rodker
- Hallmark Hall of Fame — Rick
- Paradise: Disturbed
- Take Two — Steve Magarahan
- There There